Unashamed

Last night at my weekly club run, a fellow runner commented to me that I have a very smooth way of running.  This statement took me by surprise and immediately, a memory sprang to mind.  Years ago, as I sprinted to get out of the rain, a friend laughed at me, teasing me about my [...]

The hungries

I sometimes wonder if I’m the only person who gains weight from running.  Last year, when I ran the Philly Marathon, I did so at my all time highest weight.  I ask you, shouldn’t this running thing make you perfectly trim and muscular?  Not always, it seems.  Why is that?  It’s because running makes you HUNGRY, [...]

New Bedford Half Marathon Race Report

 
The New Bedford Half Marathon took place this past Sunday, March 15th.  When I signed up for this a couple of months ago, I thought it would be a second attempt at a sub-2 hour finish time.  Evidently, I wasn’t all that confident that I would reach my goal the first time around.  Going into [...]

Registered!

I always hold my breath as I click the submit button for these things.  It feels so final and suddenly makes the race undeniably real.  Granted, it should already seem real at this point.  Otherwise, why the hell am I running 15 miles tomorrow?

Latest obsessions

Nothing makes me happier than a fresh playlist on my iPod.  I crave music, am constantly starved for new songs.  I will scour iTunes, listeining to anything and everything and when I find something fun that I’ve never heard before, it makes my day.  My latest obsessions are the following, which have a spectacularly 80s influence.  I [...]

No rhyme or reason

It always amazes me the way two runs can be so completely different.  When I set foot out the door, I have no clue what I’m about to experience.
This weekend, I had back-to-back runs on Saturday and Sunday.  On the first day, I was scheduled for a 7 mile pace run and Sunday called for [...]

Belated Hyannis Race Report

   
The Hyannis Half Marathon is a pretty unusual race given its timing.  You can’t deny that the middle of February is a risky time to plan any outdoor activity in New England.  That said, the odd timing also seems to increase the race’s popularity.  There’s not a whole else on the race calendar during the [...]

It has been determined.

So when I called this blog “To Be Determined”, I really had no idea where I was going with it.  As time goes on, I find that the majority of my posts are being dumped in the ‘Running’ bucket.  I think it’s safe to say that a theme has been determined.  Try as I might [...]